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Anatomical Modifiers for Cath Placement

Date: Jan 20, 2020

Question:

BCBS is requiring us to use anatomical modifiers for cath placements for angiography. My team cannot come to an agreement on which modifier to use. If access is on the right side and catheter is placed on a vessel on the left side, which is the correct modifier to use, RT or LT. We are evenly split on this half of us say it should be the access side and the other half saying it should be the side of the vessel that was catheterized. Can you clarify this for us?

Question ID : 13485
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